Samjin Company English Class
| Samjin Company English Class | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 삼진그룹 영어토익반 |
| RR | Samjingeurup yeongeotoikban |
| MR | Samjin'gŭrup yŏngŏt'oikpan |
| Directed by | Lee Jong-pil |
| Screenplay by | Lee Jong-pil |
| Produced by | Park Eun-kyung |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Park Se-seung |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Dalpalan |
Production company | The LAMP |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean English |
| Box office | US$12.8 million[1] |
Samjin Company English Class (Lua error: not enough memory.) is a 2020 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Go Ah-sung, Esom and Park Hye-su.[2] It was released on October 21, 2020.[3][4]
Plot
[edit | edit source]In 1995, three female employees at Samjin Company, who are given the opportunity to be promoted if they score at least 600 points at the TOEIC test, enroll in English classes. Lee Ja-young from the production management department, Jung Yu-na from the marketing department and Shim Bo-ram from the accounting department had joined the company straight out of high school and are still low-level employees despite being with the company for eight years and possessing necessary practical "street smarts". One day, Ja-young notices polluted waste water leaking from a factory where she had been sent to. Being a lover of mystery novels, she decides to investigate and Yu-na and Bo-ram join her quest to find out what illegal activities their company might be involved in. The challenge remains for them to find and expose the truth without losing their jobs.[5]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Go Ah-sung as Lee Ja-young
- Esom as Jung Yoo-na
- Park Hye-su as Shim Bo-ram
- Cho Hyun-chul as Choi Dong-soo
- Kim Jong-soo as Bong Hyun-chul
- Kim Won-hae as Ahn Gi-chang
- Bae Hae-sun as Ban Eun-kyung
- David Lee McInnis as Billy Park
- Baek Hyun-jin as Oh Tae-young
- Lee Sung-wook as Hong Soo-chul
- Choi Soo-im as Jo Min-jung
- Jung Yi-seo as Audit office employee
- Lee Joo-young as Song So-ra
- Tyler Rasch as English instructor
Production
[edit | edit source]Principal photography began in late October 2019.[6]
Release
[edit | edit source]The film was theatrically released on October 21, 2020.
It was invited at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival. It was featured in 'Standouts' strand and screened at Lincoln Center and SVA Theatre in the two-week festival held from August 6 to 22, 2021 in New York.[7]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Box office
[edit | edit source]The film topped the South Korean box office for six days following its release.[8]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Women in Film Korea Festival | Technical Award | Bae Jung-yoon | Won | |
| 2021 | 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Park Hye-su | Nominated | [9] |
| Esom | Won | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Bae Jung-yoon | Won | |||
| Best Music | Dalpalan | Won | |||
| Technical Award | Yoon Jeong-hee (Costume Design) | Nominated | |||
| 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film | Samjin Company English Class | Won | ||
| Best Director | Lee Jong-pil | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Esom | Nominated | |||
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Director | Lee Jong-pil | Nominated | [10] | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Best Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Esom | Nominated | |||
| 30th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Go Ah-sung | Nominated | [11][12] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Esom | Nominated | |||
| Popular Star Award | Esom | Won | [13] | ||
| Best Screenplay | Lee Jong-pil | Nominated | [12] | ||
| Best Music Award | Dalpalan | Nominated | |||
| Best Art/Technical Award | Bae Jeong-yoon | Nominated |
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External links
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